Fur glazing machine



Aug. 15; '1939.

A. MOSCA FUR GLAZING MACHINE Filed April 25, 19 38 gmwm .Hzfania 17. 05527 Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in fur glazing machines.

It is customary in protecting furs in warm weather to keep them in cold storage, and at other times it is necessary to subject them to a cleaning process.

When the furs come from cold storage, the hairs are more or less matted or knotted, and it is necessary to subject the coats or the like to further treatment to break up the mats and knots and impart a smooth and glossy appearance to the surface.

In cleaning furs by the dry cleaning process, sawdust is used to smooth and condition the hairs, and like when conditioning the furs when taken from cold storage, air is blown through nozzles in the subsequent treatment, the coats being placed on a form and rotated, while the air, controlled manually is directed to the surface.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet or casing in which means are provided for revolving the coats while being subjected to controlled and uniformly distributed air currents to remove the mats and foreign substances.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for holding the coat'sleeves in position while the cleaning and glazing operation is in progress.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for collecting the loose hairs and foreign matter removed from the fur during the conditioning operation.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of my improved fur glazing apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

I indicates a cylindrical casing provided with a partition 2, to form upper and lower compartments 3 and 4. The compartment 3 is provided with doors 5, while compartment 4 is provided with doors 6 to permit access to the respective compartments.

In the compartment 4 is an electric motor "I operating gears in a box 6, from which extends a vertical shaft 9, the latter extending through the partition 2. On the upper end of the shaft 9 is mounted a form II], from the upper end of which extends a stub shaft II, mounted in a bearing I2 in the top of the casing I.

Between the partition 2 and the bottom of the form Ill, and extending from the shaft 9, is a rod I3, at the outer ends of which are chains I4.

On top of the casing I, is a blower I5, operated preferably by an electric motor I6. From the 5 outlet of the blower and extending in opposite directions beyond the sides of the casing I, are branch pipes I1 and I 1*. Pipe II extends down on one side of the casing to almost the middle thereof and is turned inwardly and is provided with a nozzle l8. Intermediate exit I8 and the top of the casing I, is a branch I'I having a nozzle I9 which communicates with the interior of the casing. The other pipe I'I on the opposite side of the casing I extends down below the 15 middle of the casing and is bent inwardly at a point below the horizontal plane of the exit I8 of pipe I1, and is provided with a flaring exit end 20. Intermediate the exit end 2!] and the top end of the casing I, is a branch pipe leading from the pipe I I and which has a flaring exit end 2|. The exit end 2| is approximately intermediate the exit ends I8 and I9 of the opposite pipe II, while the exit 20 of pipe II is some distance below the exit end I8 of the opposite pipe II.

In the partition 2 is an opening 22, and surrounding the same is a bag support 23 which supports a bag 24. Also hung on the bag support 23 is an electric motor 25, operating a horizontally disposed suction fan 26 located just below the upper surface of the partition 2.

In operation, a fur coat is placed on the form II], the chains I4 attached to the sleeves of the coat to hold them in position, and the various motors are started. 35

The form and the coat thereon are rotated, the sleeves being held against outward movement by the chains. Air under pressure is blown through the various exits, and because of the location of the exits, all parts of the coat are subjected to the force of the air as the form is rotated.

The air blasts penetrate the fur and tend to open up the hairs and thus: break up any mats or knots. The air furthermore removes any foreign matter in the fur, and in case of dampness, acts as a drier. The foreign matter removed by the air blasts is drawn toward the bottom by the suction fan 26. This foreign matter is of course drawn into the bag and is thus removed from the upper or cleaning chamber.

The distribution of and the action of the air tends to smooth the individual hair and at the same time clean the surfaces thereof, thus tending to polish or glaze the surface of the fur.

.As the foreign substances removed from the 55 fur are withdrawn from the cleaning chamber by the suction fan, obviously there is no liability of the disturbed particles being blown back into the fur once they are removed.

What I claim is:

1. In a fur glazing apparatus, the combnation of a casing, a rotatable form in the casing arranged and adapted to support a fur garment to be glazed, driving means for rotating the form, an air supply pipe, a series of branch pipes connected to the air supply pipe, the inner ends of the branch pipes having nozzles to direct air at various levels toward the rotating form to glaze a fur supported thereon, and means for supplying air under pressure to the supply pipe.

2. In a fur glazing apparatus, the combination of a casing, a partition in the casing to provide upper and lower compartments, a motor in the lower compartment, a vertical shaft extending from the motor and projecting through an aperture in the partition, a coat form in the upper compartment mounted on the end of the vertical shaft, a series of pipes extending into the upper compartment, one of said pipes terminating mid-way the length of the upper compartment and provided with a nozzle to direct air toward the form, said pipe having a second nozzle between the top of the upper compartment and the lower nozzle on said pipe, a second one of said series of pipes having a nozzle below the horizontal plane of the lower nozzle on the first mentioned pipe, the second mentioned pipe having a nozzle mid-way betweenthe top of the upper compartment and the nozzle at the end of said second mentioned pipe-the various nozzles being out of horizontal alignment, and suction means associated with an aperture in said.- partition to exhaust the air and foreign matter from the casing.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the casing is divided by a partition located below the rotatable form, said partition having an open- 7 ing, a fan located in the opening, and a bag below the partition in communication with the opening to receive foreign matter drawn through said opening by the fan.

ANTONIO MOSC'A. 

